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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
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About @play football@
Can I say,
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play football in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily.
(3) Peter's hobby is playing football during his free time. Last Sunday was sunny and fine, Peter was playing / played football with his friends in the park.
(4) Peter and John have a hobby / have same hobby. Their hobby is playing football.
(5) Peter's hobby is playing football game with his friends. They decided to go to the park to play football.
(6) He decided to invite his friends to play football at the park.
(7) Peter has a hobby. His hobby is playing football. One day, he met his friends at the park. They decided to play football there.
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play football in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily.
(3) Peter's hobby is playing football during his free time. Last Sunday was sunny and fine, Peter was playing / played football with his friends in the park.
(4) Peter and John have a hobby / have same hobby. Their hobby is playing football.
(5) Peter's hobby is playing football game with his friends. They decided to go to the park to play football.
(6) He decided to invite his friends to play football at the park.
(7) Peter has a hobby. His hobby is playing football. One day, he met his friends at the park. They decided to play football there.
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Hi Vincent, Your sentences contain a lot of repetition. eg they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily.
- Hi Vincent, Your sentences contain a lot of repetition.
- eg they decided to the park to play football.
- They played football happily.
- This is very unnatural.
- To tell you the truth, it sounds very childish.
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Hi Vincent,
Your sentences contain a lot of repetition.
eg they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily.
This is very unnatural. To tell you the truth, it sounds very childish. Some people would even be unkind enough to say that it sounds stupid.
Please review your sentences and see if you can think of ways to eliminat
Your sentences contain a lot of repetition.
eg they decided to the park to play football. They played football happily.
This is very unnatural. To tell you the truth, it sounds very childish. Some people would even be unkind enough to say that it sounds stupid.
Please review your sentences and see if you can think of ways to eliminat
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Thanks for your comments, I try it again:
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to
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Hi,
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightedly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to go to the park to play.
(3) P
(1) Peter and John's hobby is playing football. One day, his friends decided to play in the park, so Peter brought along the football with his friends. They played together delightedly.
(2) Peter's hobby is playing football with his friends. One day, they decided to go to the park to play.
(3) P
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These sentences not only sounded repetitious but also unusually awkward.
A hobby is something one likes to do at leisure. You can avoid repetition by simply saying:" Peter likes to play football with his friends at the park ..."
You seemed to be inclined to use adverbial phrases like "one day", "last sunday" and "suddenly" etc. in your sentences. it's not wrong but the way they
A hobby is something one likes to do at leisure. You can avoid repetition by simply saying:" Peter likes to play football with his friends at the park ..."
You seemed to be inclined to use adverbial phrases like "one day", "last sunday" and "suddenly" etc. in your sentences. it's not wrong but the way they
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